Father Elijah: An Apocalypse

· Ignatius Press
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Michael O'Brien presents a thrilling apocalyptic novel about the condition of the Roman Catholic Church at the end of time. It explores the state of the modern world, and the strengths and weaknesses of the contemporary religious scene, by taking his central character, Father Elijah Schäfer, a Carmelite priest, on a secret mission for the Vatican which embroils him in a series of crises and subterfuges affecting the ultimate destiny of the Church.

Father Elijah is a convert from Judaism, a survivor of the Holocaust, a man once powerful in Israel. For twenty years he has been "buried in the dark night of Carmel" on the mountain of the prophet Elijah. The Pope and the Cardinal Secretary of State call him out of obscurity and give him a task of the highest sensitivity: to penetrate into the inner circles of a man whom they believe may be the Antichrist. Their purpose: to call the Man of Sin to repentance, and thus to postpone the great tribulation long enough to preach the Gospel to the whole world.

In this richly textured tale, Father Elijah crosses Europe and the Middle East, moves through the echelons of world power, meets saints and sinners, presidents, judges, mystics, embattled Catholic journalists, faithful priests and a conspiracy of traitors within the very House of God. This is an apocalypse in the old literary sense, but one that was written in the light of Christian revelation.

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4.9
8 reviews
Rafael Arroyo-Velazquez
6 February 2025
Amazing, best Catholic novel about the end of times. If you're into the End Times and the final Antichrist, this is the book for you. Even in its fiction, it blends very well what we know from scripture and tradition. Catholics, if you know your basics and some Bible, you will love this story. Thank you Mr. O'Brien! This is a wonderful novel and very inspirational.
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Tom Wexford
29 August 2019
This is very timely novel. It explores many possible ideas that Catholics or other christians of strong faith may have in the face of the increasing secularization of the Western world. It provides realistic insights into how people of faith might wrestle with the problems and struggles in their life. Highly recommended and thought provoking.
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Joseph Baca
18 May 2018
Amazing book, one of the best books I've ever read
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About the author

Michael D. O'Brien, iconographer, painter, and writer, is the popular author of many best-selling novels including Father Elijah, Strangers and Sojourners, Elijah in Jerusalem, The Father's Tale, Eclipse of the Sun, Sophia House, The Lighthouse, and Island of the World. His novels have been translated into twelve languages and widely reviewed in both secular and religious media in North America and Europe.

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